Gerrit Smits, on February 7, 1728 in the service of the Dutch East India Company
- Departure
- 1728
- Saturday, 7 February
Gerrit Smits (uit 's gravenhage) joins as carpenter with chamber Amsterdam. Departure of the ship Knapenburg bound for Ceylon - Saturday, 22 May
105 days after departure
Arrival of the ship Knapenburg on the Cape - Monday, 14 June
23 days after arrival at the Cape
Departure of the ship Knapenburg of the Cape - Monday, 30 August
77 days after departure from the Cape, 205 days after departure from the Netherlands
Arrival of the ship Knapenburg in Ceylon - Thursday, 29 July
173 days after employment
Resignation Gerrit Smits (Knapenburg), reason: deceased
Beneficiary
- Petronella van Renen (Amsterdam), vrouw
Remarks
Month certificate: Yes / Debenture: Yes
Source citation
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 5890, folio 33
VOC - voyagers, this index was developed through a joint initiative of the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Zeeuws archief, Westfries Archief (Hoorn and Enkhuizen) and the departments of history from the Universities of Leiden and Ghent.
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